Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1342-1400)
"O stormy people, frivolous and fickle,
Void of true judgement, turning like a vane,
Whom every novelty and rumor tickle,
How like the moon...
This painting, by the Dutch artist Willem de Poorter (c. 1608-1649), serves as an allegory about vanitas, Latin for vanity. A complicated relationship between...
(Escena de Inquisición, by Francisco de Goya (1746–1828), via Creative Commons)
The inquisitors that hunted and judged accused witches could often be unhealthily arrogant...
